Carole's Ten on Tuesday topic is Ten things I always bring on vacation as she gets ready for a big trip to Mexico. I love to travel and there are some things that always find their way into my luggage.
- A bathing suit and it goes in the carry-on luggage. I also keep one in the glove box of my car. More than once in my life I have found myself wanting a bathing suit and not having one but I think where this habit started was when I was much younger and used to use my dad's employee pass privileges to travel it was possible to have many hours between flights and we would sneak off to an airport hotel for a little swim to kill the time.
- A corkscrew. This can come in quite handy in expensive cities for having a little wine in the hotel room and it doesn't take up much room. But if you are traveling by plane it must go in your checked luggage.
- While we are speaking of things to put in the checked luggage. I recently started carrying these picnic knives with me every where. They are infinitely useful.
- Reading this might include magazines that I can leave behind as well as a book or two depending on how long the trip is for. I spent 7 months in Bogota without any English reading materials so this gained importance then.
- Healthy snacks These often include fruit, trail mix, nuts, vegetables. Healthy things to eat on the plane and when there isn't a chance to stop for food.
- Sunblock when you are as fish belly white as I am this is an important thing to remember especially since I have sensitive skin and am pick about what brands I use.
- My laptop for this very reason I have been considering an i pad but then wonder if maybe some other tablet is more compatible with everything else I use...must do some research.
- Work out clothes I don't always use them but I always bring them.
- Chargers for phone, laptop, camera, etc
- Knitting Does this need further explanation?